Rating Curve

Orbdancer is my favorite platformer in GD, and the only one I truly love. I like a bunch of other platformers in this game, but what separates Orbdancer from the rest of the platformers I like is that Orbdancer feels like it's the closest platformer to the core aesthetics and values of GD. Having this level as a platformer honestly benefits it because of Thexxuser's color and expansive style. Discovering new areas in this platformer felt like walking through a dreamland, and it feels like an old Flash game or GD level. However, some of the gameplay and puzzles are a bit janky and annoying, and I got kinda bored after like 30 minutes of playing. I'm not a huge fan of platformer levels in GD, but if I were forced to complete one, this would be my first choice, and it's not even close.

I initially loved Commatose and thought it was the best of 2024, but now that I've had time to fully let this level sit in my head, it's not as good as I thought it was. It mainly comes down to the overuse of the jump indicators and some of the effects being way too flashy and obstructive to the gameplay. I also thought that the ending with all the orb spam and auto orbs was lame asf and should've been replaced with a wave part. Despite these flaws, I still really enjoy this level and its progression. This level is more like a 7.5, but I'm rounding it up because the part that comes immediately after the orb spam genuinely gave me goosebumps the first time I watched it, and was one of the most emotional parts I've seen in a GD level from that year.